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Chapter 6 - Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)»Episodic and paroxysmal disorders (G40-G47)»Episodic cluster headache (G44.01)

G44.01

Episodic cluster headache

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Cluster Headache37 drugs (27 approved, 10 experimental)

A primary headache disorder that is characterized by severe, strictly unilateral PAIN which is orbital, supraorbital, temporal or in any combination of these sites, lasting 15-180 min. occurring 1 to 8 times a day. The attacks are associated with one or more of the following, all of which are ipsilateral: conjunctival injection, lacrimation, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, facial SWEATING, eyelid EDEMA, and miosis. (International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2nd ed. Cephalalgia 2004: suppl 1)